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Together with my friend Roger Frost I have produced and presented 6 science programs on Cambridge 105 community radio. In case you missed them you can download the podcasts.

• Stephen Kay explains how Cambridge Water Company supplies the city with water (even in the current drought), and how fixing leaks in the water mains is a never ending job
• John Green, a former college admissions tutor, recommends students should choose their degree courses using statistical data rather than anecdotal evidence
• Regular chocolate eaters are thinner than average - so is it good for us after all?.

• The IUCN is the world's largest and oldest environmental organisation: Rebeccal Miller tells us what happens in their office on Huntingdon Road.
• Rainfall last year in Cambridge was the lowest since 1960 - plant scientist Helen Holmes explains how our the drought affects the plants in our gardens.
• Researchers at Cambridge University have demonstrated how to 'unprint' toner from paper.

• Dawn Morley from Heat seekers explains how they use infra red cameras to find houses which are losing a lot of heat
• Dr. Alastair Graham from the British Antarctic Survey tells about life in hot water around hydrothermal vents
• The Cambridge Science Festival, an overview from Shelley Bolderson from the festival office

• An interview with Tony Peloe from local firm Delta-T which makes environment monitoring devices
• The 'Art of Science' - a unique science quiz game, reviewed by quiz expert Nigel Oakeley
• Why do zebras have stripes?

• An interview with Laurence Robinson about his invention the OSIRIS infra red camera
• A book review: The Epigenetics Revolution by Nessa Carey
• A visit to a house which uses an air source heat pump for central heating

• Dr. Ray Galvin explains about heat loss from houses
• The impact of football distracting students from revising for their GCSEs.
• Stuart Dyer from Granta Design explains how they help engineers and designers choose materials for their product